The next Airbnb for WOMEN!

[Louise]

@Maxine_Outerbridge

On the app we distinguish travel styles. I gave them fun names. Y

Gags, how childish
Then trying put women into categories. How to ruin a trip, be paired with a stranger, then you both waste time deciding what to see, do. Try to do what you want without offending the other. Or worse, being paired with a jerk.
Let women off the apron strings.

[Louise]

@Maxine_Outerbridge

have not had ONE male be offended by this app, in fact I get a lot of ("wow I’m going to tell that to my sister or cousin and that will make me feel better to when they travel etc). My developer is a man and pretty feminist if you ask me. Even though he can’t use the app himself he’s so passionate and thinks it’s fantastic. I was just presenting at a travel tech event last Friday in a conference room full of men and again not ONE person was offended. I

Ok, I see now, this is to make men feel ok about what their woman is doing. No wonder men like it.

[Maxine_Outerbridge]

No Louise. not childish, it’s called efficiency. If I am someone who likes to jump off cliffs on all my vacations, I probably don’t want to spend time messaging someone who wants to lay on the beach all day (or maybe you do…Their choice) but if its easily identifiable from the onset it could make finding the right people who you want to connect with a lot easier. You are all just being a bunch of bullies now. Cyber-bullying is getting outrageous. You’re no long making valid points but just being mean. LOL The internet really makes a lot of people think they are so tough!

[brook2adks]

@chicagohost

It’s kind of like those panels on gender equality in the workplace that are all composed of men.

I love this 100 times

[Louise]

It’s not bullying, it’s an honest response from a woman who has travelled solo, and with other women. There is a lot more that goes int deciding if a person is a good travel companion than if they want to jump off cliffs. I traveled with a woman who like zip lining, I also like doing similar things, however there were more things that didn’t match.
You came here with your app, hoping we’d all jump for joy and tell you how marvellous it is. Sadly, many of the women here find it unhelpful and counter to supporting women to be independent when travelling. You are perpetuating the idea that women are in need of such supports.
Maybe if you post about your app on a forum populated by women who are dependent on others in their day to day life you would get uncritical support.
I abhor cutesy names for things, that’s just another way to make women less. It’s akin to putting pink bows on underwear. Totally useless, annoying and sexist.

[CanadianHost]

In the end, there will be some that embrace the idea and others that do not for their own varied reasons. To each his own.

[GutHend]

@Astaire

Agree, if this website/app does allow only women to host/book, it crosses that line.

And if this website/app allows men, it gets quite a useless app for female hosts who want the 'protection / female-interaction-only" of the app.

It’s definitely a subject that gives a lot of food for thought.

[Maxine_Outerbridge]

Yes it is. Plenty of people on here completely disagreed and did it in a mature and respectful manner and have moved on after making their very valid points, many of which I found to be very useful. You on the other hand haven’t…And keep on going on and on and on. We got the point you don’t agree with the app and don’t need to use it. Over 12000 other people at this point several months in happen to have a different opinion than you. Obviously we connect with our potential users in groups/forums ofor women travelers. But this is a FORUM for HOST…Which is what we are looking for now. I didn’t come on here expecting to have everyone agree with it. The call for the post was for anyone who WAS interested to sign up. I clearly said on many occasions that I respected and appreciated all the feedback I was getting even from those that disagreed and they are completely entirely to their opinion as are you. I am pointing out that now you’re just being a miserable bully and no longer giving relevant feedback at this point but complaining about every single thing I mention in a reply even down to the traveler profile titles which are ALREADY NAMES people use to label themselves “beach bum, danger junkie”. I didn’t invent those, everyone uses those terms today. I did research and found there were already studies done with a set of “travel personalities” established…But I didn’t like the names like “pioneer” or “voyager” but rather made it more relevant names that people my age already use today and would appreciate, which our users love! I’ll find a way to end receiving these notifications since I’ve already mentioned to others to please inbox or email me. But going back and forth with you is so counter productive. If anyone else whether you agree or not with the app wants to give me constructive criticism by all means get in touch. However we’ve covered a lot of topics here and those points I’ve heard clearly and like I said above “have a lot to think about now and consider”. If you want to add to what other have said, give another point of view or give me something else to consider that wasn’t mentioned please do get in touch. I welcome that. Thanks again. Good night all